New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 03, 2020
Mary Shelley Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2017 | 120 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 28, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and 18 year old Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, which resulted in Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein.
Biography / Drama / Romance
Just One of the Guys Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1985 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 28, 2020 | Martin Liebman
An aspiring female high-school journalist assumes a fake male identity after her essay on just that subject -- a woman posing as a male jock -- is rejected in a contest.
Comedy / Romance / Teen
47 Ronin 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2013 | 119 min | Rated PG-13 | May 05, 2020 | Martin Liebman
In this fictional version of 18th-century Japan's most enduring tale, an outcast named Kai joins a group of samurai, led by Oishi Kuranosuke. Together they exact vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who shamed their late master, pushing him to suicide.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Martial arts / Period
- June 02, 2020
Moscow on the Hudson Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1984 | 117 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | May 25, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When a Russian circus saxophonist defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York, he finds adjusting to life in the USA more difficult than he imagined.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
The Postcard Killings Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2020 | 104 min | Not rated | May 19, 2020 | Randy Miller III
A New York detective investigates the death of his daughter who was murdered while on her honeymoon in London; he recruits the help of a Scandinavian journalist when other couples throughout Europe suffer a similar fate.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
The Woman Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 2011 | 103 min | Rated R | May 19, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1988 | 96 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 28, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Elvira, the wisecracking vamp, wants to take her act from the little screen to the glitzy stages of Las Vegas. So it seems a stroke of luck when her great-aunt Morgana dies and, despite having no prior knowledge of the relative, she is a beneficiary of the woman’s will. Thus Elvira makes the journey to Falwell, Massachusetts, to stake claim to her inheritance but is disappointed when she learns that she has only inherited a dilapidated house, a poodle and a cookbook, and finds the conservative folk of Falwell are reticent to welcome a sexed-up and unconventional woman like her. To compound this, she is accused of being a witch! Elvira discovers the evil force in the town and finds that only she has the power to stop its plans.
Comedy / Horror
- June 01, 2020
Heroes Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1977 | 112 min | Rated PG | Apr 07, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Henry Winkler, Sally Field and Harrison Ford star in this heartwarming drama about a former soldier who finds hope for the future when he meets a young woman during a cross-country bus ride.
Comedy / Drama
A Soldier's Revenge Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2020 | 139 min | Not rated | Jun 16, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Following the war, Frank works as a bounty hunter but is still marred by the trauma of war. When two children show up in search of their captive mother, Frank must step up to take down the notorious Major Briggs who is behind it all.
Western
- May 31, 2020
L.A. Wars Blu-ray Movie
SOLD OUT / Vinegar Syndrome Archive
Vinegar Syndrome | 1994 | 92 min | Not rated | May 22, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
When the war on the streets becomes personal, no one is safe. Guzman, a small-time drug lord, takes on Giovanni, the biggest Mafia boss in L.A., igniting a war.
Action / Drama
Blood Games Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover Edition Limited to 4,000 | SOLD OUT
Vinegar Syndrome | 1990 | 90 min | Not rated | May 22, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A team of softball players get lost in the woods after their bus breaks down. They get attacked, beaten, raped and murdered by some psychotic men. The women fight back with baseball bats and bows and arrows.
Action / Thriller
Gutterballs Blu-ray Movie
Unearthed Films | 2008 | 96 min | Not rated | Apr 14, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A brutally sadistic rape leads to a series of bizarre gory murders during a midnight disco bowl-a-rama at a popular bowling alley. One by one, players of two teams meet blood-drenched gruesome deaths at the hand of a black bowling-gloved masked killer. This alley runs red with blood by sunrise.
Comedy / Horror / Sport
- May 30, 2020
Dance, Girl, Dance Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1940 | 90 min | Not rated | May 19, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A ballet dancer and a burlesque queen compete for a wealthy suitor.
Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Superman: Red Son 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2020 | 84 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 17, 2020 | Martin Liebman
What if baby Kal-El's rocket landed, not in Kansas, but in the Soviet Union? That is the premise of this Elseworld's tale from DC Comics.
Action / Animation / Comic book
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2020 | 80 min | Rated R | Apr 28, 2020 | Martin Liebman
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung’s horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament. Prepare to witness all of the bone-crushing action in this riveting Mortal Kombat Legends animated feature!
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Martial arts
Star Trek: Short Treks Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2018-2020 | 2 Seasons | 118 min | Not rated | Jun 02, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A series of stand-alone short films featuring characters and storylines from U.S.S. Discovery.
Action / Adventure / Short
Dynamo Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
VCI | 1978 | 96 min | Not rated | May 12, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Kung Fu idol Bruce Li plays Lee Ting Yi, A Hong Kong taxi driver whose striking resemblance to Bruce Lee catches the eye of one of his passengers who happens to be a movie producer. Lee is quickly thrust into the lime light and becomes a star but things grind to a halt when he is forced to fight in a fixed martial arts tournament.
Action / Drama / Foreign
- May 29, 2020
Série Noire Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 1979 | 111 min | Not rated | Apr 14, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Franck Poupart is a slightly neurotic door-to-door salesman in a sinister part of Paris' suburbs...
Crime / Drama / Foreign
Tigers Are Not Afraid Blu-ray Movie
Vuelven / Blu-ray + DVD
RLJ Entertainment | 2017 | 84 min | Not rated | May 05, 2020 | Randy Miller III
A dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Foreign
- May 28, 2020
Eye See You Blu-ray Movie
Detox / D-Tox / MVD Marquee Collection
MVD Visual | 2002 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 96 min | Rated R | Apr 14, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Survival is a killer. Recovering from the psychological effects of witnessing a brutal crime, FBI agent Jake Malloy checks into a rehabilitation clinic for police officers. There, stripped of their defences, including badges and weapons, they can dry out and begin to face their futures. However, the therapeutic sanctuary soon becomes a nightmarish prison when a major snowstorm cuts off the clinic from any communication to the outside world. Patients begin to turn up dead amidst suspicious circumstances and it becomes clear that there is indeed a killer among them...
Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller